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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | WTTW | Supreme Court Weighs Whether to Limit Mail Ballot Counts After Election Day. How Will It Impact Illinois? | https://news.wttw.com/2026/03/27/supreme-court-weighs-whether-limit-mail-ballot-counts-after-election-day-how-will-it | A U.S. Supreme Court case that could restrict counting mail ballots after Election Day is raising alarms among voter access advocates in Illinois while being viewed as a step in the right direction among those who distrust how elections are run in the state. Currently, in Illinois, ballots must be … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | WBEZ | ‘Korean National Treasures’ exhibit at the Art Institute spans 2,000 years of art. Here are 5 artworks to see | https://www.wbez.org/arts/2026/03/27/korean-national-treasures-exhibit-art-institute-of-chicago-yeonsoo-chee | In April 2021, the Lee family of Samsung Electronics fame announced a bequest of its enormous private collection of art to the South Korean government. Just four months after the announcement, Yeonsoo Chee, the associate curator of Korean art at the Art Institute of Chicago, approached the Korean government. “I … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | WBEZ | Review: ‘Theater of the Mind’ is trippy, unique and will make you question whether you can trust your memory | https://www.wbez.org/theater-stages/2026/03/27/review-theater-of-the-mind-david-byrne-goodman-theatre | Before my adventure into the world of “Theater of the Mind,” I wasn’t really familiar with David Byrne or the Talking Heads. I’m more of a hip-hop guy and the Hall of Fame rock band had its heyday before I was born. But if I didn’t know Byrne before, I … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | WBEZ | Melissa Auf der Maur, former bassist of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins, details time in Chicago in new book | https://www.wbez.org/music/2026/03/27/melissa-auf-der-maur-new-book-even-the-good-girls-will-cry | A beer bottle, a brazen drunk act and Billy Corgan forever changed Melissa Auf der Maur’s life. “I would never have believed it then if you’d told me that, one day, Billy would have more influence on my life than anyone other than my parents,” she writes in her book, … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | WBEZ | Lincoln items once destined for state museum sell as part of $1.3 million auction | https://www.wbez.org/museums/2026/03/27/lincoln-items-once-destined-for-state-museum-sell-as-part-of-1-3-million-auction | Nearly 200 artifacts mostly linked to Abraham Lincoln sold for more than $1 million at a Chicago auction Thursday, including some items originally purchased for display at the state-run Lincoln presidential museum in Springfield. The sale by Freeman’s is believed to have included pieces of a $23 million purchase in … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | WBEZ | Climate change is fueling a surge in Illinois home insurance premiums | https://www.wbez.org/environment/2026/03/27/climate-change-surge-home-insurance-rates-illinois | _This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and_ [ _Grist_ ][1] _, a nonprofit environmental media organization._ Illinois home insurance premiums are going up, and climate change-powered severe weather is in part to blame. Average U.S. home insurance rates climbed 12% last year and are projected to … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Details emerge after body of missing 18-year-old found in NW Indiana river after truck crash | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rodrigo-montes-northwest-indiana-body-found-truck-crashed-river/3914520/ | More details are coming to light after the [ body of a missing 18-year-old high school senior ][3] from northwest Indiana was found in the Little Calumet River Thursday, with one person in custody and charges pending. According to authorities in Lake Station, Indiana, the body of Rodrigo Montes, 18, … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | NBC Local | Illinois mom hits jackpot on lotto ticket using kid's birthdays as numbers | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-mom-hits-jackpot-on-lotto-ticket-using-kids-birthdays-as-numbers/3914545/ | Have any lucky numbers? This may be your sign to play them next time you buy a lotto ticket. One Illinois mother did just that -- playing a March 13 Lucky Day Lotto game using her children's birthday as the numbers -- and struck an $800,000 jackpot in the process. … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Senate advances DHS funding without immigration enforcement as TSA pay crisis hits airports | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/senate-advances-dhs-funding-without-immigration-enforcement-tsa-pay-crisis | ![Senate advances partial DHS funding amid airport crisis, what to know][10] #### [ Senate advances partial DHS funding amid airport crisis, what to know ][11] The Senate approved a partial Homeland Security funding deal early Friday that would pay TSA workers and reopen some agencies, while leaving immigration enforcement funding … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Teen found shot to death in street on Chicago's Northwest Side, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/teen-boy-found-shot-death-chicago-northwest-side | #### The Brief * * A 17-year-old boy was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds early Friday. * He was taken to Loyola Hospital, where he died. * Detectives are investigating. **CHICAGO** \- A 17-year-old boy was found shot and killed early Friday morning on Chicago’s Northwest Side, according to police. … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Car crashes into suburban Chicago home and narrowly misses resident, officials say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/woodstock-car-crash-home | #### The Brief * * A car crashed into a home in Woodstock Thursday night, causing moderate damage. * An elderly woman inside the home was sitting inches from the impact but was not hurt. * The driver refused medical attention; the crash remains under investigation. **WOODSTOCK, Ill.** \- A … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago weather: Chilly Friday gives way to warmer weekend | http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-chilly-friday-warmer-weekend | ![Chilly Friday gives way to warmer weekend across Chicagoland][1] #### [ Chilly Friday gives way to warmer weekend across Chicagoland ][2] Kaitlin Cody has your Chicago weather update! #### The Brief * * Friday stays cool with highs around 40, below normal. * The weekend warms up with sunshine and … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Cocaine cash launderer still a key figure in legal Illinois cannabis empire | https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2026/03/27/ivy-hall-cocaine-money-launder-david-berger-pritzker-lashawn-ford-weed-cannabis | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][118] * [ Facebook ][119] * [ Bluesky ][120] * [ Email ][121] * [ Reddit ][122] * [ Flipboard ][123] They showed up looking like delivery guys, lugging shopping bags from a Whole Foods Market. When they knocked on … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Melissa Auf der Maur, former bassist of Hole and Smashing Pumpkins, details time in Chicago in new book | https://chicago.suntimes.com/music/2026/03/27/melissa-auf-der-maur-new-book-even-the-good-girls-will-cry | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][106] * [ Facebook ][107] * [ Bluesky ][108] * [ Email ][109] * [ Reddit ][110] * [ Flipboard ][111] A beer bottle, a brazen drunk act and Billy Corgan forever changed Melissa Auf der Maur’s life. “I would … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Review: ‘Theater of the Mind’ is trippy, unique and will make you question whether you can trust your memory | https://chicago.suntimes.com/theater/2026/03/27/review-theater-of-the-mind-david-byrne-goodman-theatre | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][95] * [ Facebook ][96] * [ Bluesky ][97] * [ Email ][98] * [ Reddit ][99] * [ Flipboard ][100] Before my adventure into the world of “Theater of the Mind,” I wasn’t really familiar with David Byrne or … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Climate change is fueling a surge in Illinois home insurance premiums | https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2026/03/27/climate-change-surge-home-insurance-rates-illinois | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][82] * [ Facebook ][83] * [ Bluesky ][84] * [ Email ][85] * [ Reddit ][86] * [ Flipboard ][87] _This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and_ [ _Grist_ ][88] _, a nonprofit environmental media … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | ‘Korean National Treasures’ exhibit at the Art Institute spans 2,000 years of art. Here are 5 artworks to see | https://chicago.suntimes.com/art/2026/03/27/korean-national-treasures-exhibit-art-institute-of-chicago-yeonsoo-chee | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][68] * [ Facebook ][69] * [ Bluesky ][70] * [ Email ][71] * [ Reddit ][72] * [ Flipboard ][73] In April 2021, the Lee family of Samsung Electronics fame announced a bequest of its enormous private collection of … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Lake View's Heray Spice creates opportunities in Afghanistan with saffron | https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/03/27/lake-view-heray-spice-salehi-afghanistan-farmers-saffron | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][55] * [ Facebook ][56] * [ Bluesky ][57] * [ Email ][58] * [ Reddit ][59] * [ Flipboard ][60] Mohammad Salehi opens a jar of saffron and smells the dark crimson threads nestled inside. The spice has a … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Wife tells man he must accept her ongoing infidelity | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/03/27/dearabby-today-dear-abby-wife-tells-man-he-must-accept-her-ongoing-infidelity | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][47] * [ Facebook ][48] * [ Bluesky ][49] * [ Email ][50] * [ Reddit ][51] * [ Flipboard ][52] **DEAR ABBY:** My wife is having an affair with an old flame from when she was in high school. … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | March 27, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Explore Chicago journalism's past at Newberry Library | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/03/27/newberry-library-chicago-journalism-youth-voting-iran-war-trump-no-kings | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][32] * [ Facebook ][33] * [ Bluesky ][34] * [ Email ][35] * [ Reddit ][36] * [ Flipboard ][37] The Sun-Times [ asked readers ][38] last week “What kind of museum is missing from Chicago?” Patrick Leary’s excellent … |